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eminent domain
MO-CPR press release: Arnold, MO Voters Say No to Eminent Domain Abuse
*Proposed Constitutional Amendments Will Protect Citizens Statewide*
Press Release: April 11, 2008
*St. Louis, Mo.* — This week, voters in Arnold, Mo., replaced
incumbent politicians with candidates who share one characteristic:
a pledge to end eminent domain for private use. The City held its
election on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, weeks after the Supreme Court of
Missouri ruled against dentist Homer Tourkakis, a longtime Arnold
resident whose office city officials seek to condemn and hand over
to a private developer.
In Ward 2, anti-eminent domain abuse challenger Jerel Poor defeated
incumbent John Brazeal by a margin of 67% to 33%. In Ward 1, Matthew
Hay—who has publicly opposed private-to-private transfers of land
through eminent domain— won with 78% of the vote.
“The election results in Arnold and other jurisdictions around the
state emphasize that Missourians are fed up with eminent domain
abuse,” said Ron Calzone, chairman of Missouri Citizens for Property
Rights. “It's important to understand, though, that most of these
Citizens COALITION TO FIGHT EMINENT DOMAIN ABUSE
Protecting the Rights of Property Owners
Media Alert
March 4, 2008
Contract: Isaiah Hair at 387-7592
Mayor Francis Slay and The Community Development Administration Under
Investigation
Mayor Francis Slay, of the City of Louis and the Community Development
Administration is under Federal Investigation by U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development for complaints of discrimination and
violations of the Federal Fair Housing Law.
The Citizens Coalition to Fight Eminent Domain Abuse, a grassroots
organization formed in 2005 to address the abuse of Eminent Domain
particularly in north St. Louis, a primarily African American community.
An audit by HUD's Office of Inspectors General in July of 2006,
revealed the city had failed to use the federal community block grant
money (CDBG) it received for its intended purposes. The Coalition then
filed complaints with the U.S. Department of HUD and the U.S.
Department of Justice.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (BLOCK GRANT)
